Wales confirms bird flu case, to cull infected poultry

(Reuters) - Wales will cull a flock of chicken and ducks after it found the H5N8 bird flu strain in the poultry in a village backyard in the south western county of Carmarthenshire, the Welsh chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. Several European countries and Israel have found cases of the contagious strain in the past few weeks and some have ordered poultry flocks be kept indoors to prevent the disease spreading. The Prevention Zone and temporary suspension on gathering of poultry remain i